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Having problems with your Dell OptiPlex GX620 PC Desktop ?

I have a dell optiplex gx620 and it wont turn on all it does is the power button flashes orange.

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As you can imagine, this is not simple thing to diagnose.\015\012First, we need to try Dell's steps to fix...\015\012Remove non-essential peripherals…\015\012Except for the monitor, keyboard, and mouse, remove all external peripherals including:\015\012

\015\012Try rebooting. If that doesn’t work, Dell states you need to do the next step.\015\012Remove and Reseat Basic Hardware items:\015\012\015\012

Power Cord \015\012

Memory \015\012

Hard Drive

\015\012At this point, Dells says if that fails contact them.\015\012\015\012If my hunch is correct, you may have something on the motherboard shorting a connection or you have a blown capacitor. Get some “canned air” and blow out the computer thoroughly. Some people have reported the same symptom having dust or other debris causing the issue, so give it a good blowing out,\015\012\015\012At the same time, inspect your motherboard thoroughly for an anomalies. If you see anything resembling the picture below, you have a serious motherboard problem which will require replacement.\015\012

My eMachine T2542 keep blinking green. I thought it was a bad PSU but I tried a new one and that didn't fix the issue any answers to what's causing this problem?

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